HODL Ape vs AI Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HODL Ape
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Set NFT live wallpapers on your iPhone, monitor token sales data, and get actionable insights! You don't even have to buy a token to display it on your screen. All you need to do is just press the "Create wallpaper" button, adjust the settings, and a cool token with a chart of sale prices and market cap will be right at your fingertips. For more precise information, you can add widgets. They will display detailed data that will be updated each time you open the app. Features to help you enjoy NFT art to the fullest: NFTs as lock screen wallpapers Choose the NFT you like and create wallpaper for your iPhone lock screen. We offer two options: set it as a picture or as a live photo. In addition to this, both of them can simply be saved to the gallery. The picture will be saved in the same format, and the live photo can be converted to a video or simply saved as a live photo. Later you can use them on social networks. NFT collection details in widgets Use our app to add widgets with NFT images and sales data. We visualized the changes in the NFT collection floor price, volume, and sales to make it easy for you to track them. You can customize widgets by choosing to display the NFT title and price. By clicking the "See more" button, you will be redirected to CheckNFT.iо. There, you will be able to check even more information about the NFT, such as activity history, properties, storage, and metadata type, and see if there are any risks associated with a possible NFT purchase. Charts appearing with a tap Tap the lock screen and a graph with NFT data will appear. It will show you how prices have changed from the time the token was minted to the second you saved the art to your gallery. NFT search Search for NFTs by token or collection name, wallet address or hash, add them to your favorites and create wallpapers that you will enjoy looking at. Use our NFT tracker and wallpaper changer for free and enjoy awesome NFTs!
AI Widgets
Generate AI art and chat directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. The free version offers daily art generations and unlimited chat, while premium unlocks more features and removes ads.
- AI art generation
- AI chat generation
- Home screen widgets
- Customizable prompts
- Daily widget refresh (premium)
- Unlimited generations (premium)
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AI Widgets allows you to have AI art and AI chat generated on your Home Screen as widgets. When you place your widgets, you can type whatever you want the widget to generate and the AI will create that art or chat for the widget. With the free version of AI Widgets, you get unlimited AI chat and five AI art generations per day. AI Widgets is the first app of it's kind to bring AI capability to widgets. Integrate amazing Artificial Intelligence into your home screen, and do it with convenience and style! AI Widgets Premium gives you unlimited widget generations and removes all ads. Also with AI Widgets Premium, you're able to select 'daily refresh' on your widgets, which automatically generates new AI art or chat with the chosen prompt each day. To create widgets: 1. Long press on empty space on your home screen so all of your apps jiggle 2. Tap the plus in the top left of your screen 3. Search for AI Widgets, then select it 4. Select a widget to place on your home screen 5. Long press the widget, then select 'Edit Widget' 6. Type what you want the AI to generate in the 'generation prompt' text box 7. Select 'confirm generation' to generate the AI art in the widget (it may take a few seconds to generate) 8. Every time you change the text while 'confirm generation' is enabled, you will use 1 generation AI Widgets Premium has a one week free trial, and then is $2.99 monthly auto-renewing Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aiwidgets.weebly.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HODL Ape at 15.0 against AI Widgets's 17. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. HODL Ape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and AI Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HODL Ape ships an update every 2 weeks, AI Widgets every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HODL Ape | AI Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | pixelplex | Adam Zabloudil |
In-app purchases
HODL Ape
- Weekly Premium7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
AI Widgets
- Premium7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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